Trump did consider deploying the National Guard to the US Capitol, New York Times says -- to protect [View all]
Source: Business Insider,NY Times
President Donald Trump considered using the National Guard to protect the crowd of his supporters who went on to ransack the US Capitol, according to The New York Times.
Citing his advisers, the Times said that Trump considered making the National Guard available to protect his supporters from counterprotesters.
The outlet said the idea, which he ultimately did not see through, came before Wednesday's events unfolded.
What began as a rally for supporters near the White House evolved into an invasion of the US Capitol, repudiated worldwide, which sparked a new crisis in the last days of Trump's presidency.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mulled-using-national-guard-to-protect-capitol-protesters-nyt-2021-1
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